In August 1831, Nat Turner led a slave uprising that shook the conscience of the nation. Woven with vivid imagery and indelible lyricism, NAT TURNER IN JERUSALEM examines the power of an individual’s convictions and their reverberations through time.
In August 1831, Nat Turner led a slave uprising that shook the conscience of the nation. Turner's startling account of the prophecy that guided him and the insurrection he led was recorded and published by attorney Thomas R. Gray. Nathan Alan Davis’ (Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea) play imagines Turner’s final night in a jail cell in Jerusalem, Virginia, as he is revisited by Gray and they reckon with what has passed and what the dawn will bring. Woven with vivid imagery and indelible lyricism, Nat Turner in Jerusalem examines the power of an individual's resolute convictions and their seismic reverberations through time.
Nat Turner in Jerusalem will be directed by José Carrasquillo, whose most recent credits include El Paso Blue at Gala Hispanic Theatre and Sotto Voce at Theatre J. Nat Turner will be played by Forum ensemble member and Helen Hayes award winner Jon Hudson Odom, most recently seen in An Octoroon at Woolly Mammoth. Thomas R. Gray will be played by Helen Hayes nominee Joseph Carlson.
Weekday evening and weekend matinee tickets are $33.
Friday and weekend evening tickets are $38.
Pay-what-you-want tickets are available through our Forum 4 All program one hour before the show. Walk-ups only.
Tickets available at forum-theatre.org or by phone at 301-588-8279.
Phone: 301-588-8279
Email: tickets@forum-theatre.org
2018/03/15 - 2018/04/07
Silver Spring Black Box Theatre
8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20911